SNOW!

It's snowing again today! We had a 30% chance of snow, starting today sometime. However, when I left for work at 8 AM, we already had three inches on the ground and it was still snowing quite heavily. *sigh* Don't get me wrong, I do think it's pretty, but it's more frustrating than anything when I have to go out in it, brush my car off (sometimes multiple times in one storm) and then go somewhere. I appreciate the beauty of it even more when I can stay home and not battle the snow, wind, ice, etc. :) And, that, thankfully, is my plan for this weekend! It's supposed to snow all weekend and I am just going to stay home and enjoy it. Have a lovely weekend, too!

Sports

We started off the beginning of the week by sending our women's soccer team to Utah on Tuesday to play the University of New Mexico's team as part of the MWC Tournament. We lost to them and UNM advanced to play BYU. This video is a clip of what went on and it is absolutely appalling. Having been to several sporting events throughout the years (besides soccer), I can tell you that UNM athletics seems to have a consistent issue with walking the fine line of aggressiveness vs. unsportsmanlike conduct. It's too bad, really. I'm just glad one of them finally got caught. Here's a video off of ESPN's website. They were one of the first to pick up on the situation: New Mexico player's rough tactics lead to ban Posted using ShareThis

In other news, our football team played BYU today (they are ranked 25th in the nation, by the way...not us, that is, but BYU) and we were walloped. We lost the game 52-0. Yikes. The announcer said that the last time we were beat that badly was in the 1980s when we were shut out 59-0 by, again, BYU.

So...not the best week for sports, it seems, and not just for us but for others, too! It's a tough world in athletics, that's for sure. :)

Puzzle Pieces Coming Together

I just love it when things in life just come together. I was fretting tonight about some decisions regarding school and career, etc., and I just wasn't sure what to do. After some time, though, the final result of what I should choose became more clear and I felt much better about everything. There was one FUN part to the whole experience, too. During the whole "research process," I accidentally stumbled across a missing puzzle piece that will make things in the future SO much easier for me!! So, while I floundered around for a little while tonight, in the end, everything came together and I'm feeling SO much better about my current decision and about future prospects! Wahoo!!

Paper Waste

This week, a student was working on a project in our lobby at work and he had paper spread out everywhere. When I came out of the office, I made the comment, "Look at all the trees you've killed!" He looked at me and said, "Killing trees is someone else's job. I just make use of the trees they've killed."

I've thought of that comment today as I was going through my pile of junk mail from this past week. Talk about making use of killed trees!!! I wondered, "How much paper would be saved if companies weren't allowed to send out junk mail anymore?" I'm sure that tons would be saved. Until then, I guess that all I can do is keep recycling the paper that is nothing but wasted tree and hope that some day it will be better.




*Note to reader: I do NOT claim to be opposed to those who cut down trees for a living. What I do oppose is how so much paper product is wasted!! It's horrid! I think that I'm more conscious of it than most, though, because I work in an office setting.

Funny Friday!

This has made me smile since my Mom sent it to me the other day. :o)

Happy Friday to you!! :)

Music for your Monday!!!

You've probably wondered where I've been for the last week, huh? Super. Busy. I've been fighting a cold for the last week, too, so that's added to all of the fun, as well. Why have I been so busy? Because I've been summoned for jury duty with the District Court, starting today. So, I've had to prep my job with the thought that I might be gone for a few days! :( Let's hope I don't get picked because this IS my busiest time of the year. *sigh*

So, there's your update on ME! :) I hope you're doing well, wherever you're at! :) Since it's Monday and no one likes Mondays, we'll combat it with a little music that I came across on the web. Enjoy! :)

Snowed In

This is why I'm not going anywhere today:

Reasons why I will stay home (other than the pictoral evidence):

• The roads (highways AND side roads) are all closed around us right now.
• The temperature is a whopping 12 degrees (but feels like zero).
• There's more snow predicted for today AND tomorrow.

Do you think that the fall season is over?!?!? :o(